Short quotes

Collection of phrases and short quotes to share on your social networks.

William Penn

William Penn

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My prison will be my grave before yielding an inch; for my conscience is not owed to any mortal.

George Orwell

George Orwell

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In the long run, a hierarchical society would only be possible based on poverty and ignorance.

George Orwell

George Orwell

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Power is not a means, but an end in itself.

George Orwell

George Orwell

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It is impossible to found a civilization on fear, hatred, and cruelty. It would not endure.

George Orwell

George Orwell

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Nothing would change as long as power remained in the hands of a privileged minority.

George Orwell

George Orwell

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If who controls the past, controls the future, who controls the present, controls the past?

George Orwell

George Orwell

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We have fallen so low that the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of an intelligent man.

George Orwell

George Orwell

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The important thing is not to stay alive but to stay human.

George Orwell

George Orwell

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Perhaps one does not desire to be loved as much as to be understood.

Hurry; do not trust the coming hours. He who is not ready today will be even less so tomorrow.

In love, it's not enough to attack, you have to take the square.